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H. H. PERKINS. COR-N HUSKER.

No. 513,724. Patented Jan. 30', 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAZEN PERKINS, OF KEWANEE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE H. H. PERKINSMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CORN-HUSKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 513,724, dated January30, 1894.

Application filed January 6, 1893. Serial No. 457,491. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

I 3e1't known that I, HAZEN H. PERKINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kewanee, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Corn-Huskers, of whichthe following is a specification. The corn husker to which the inventionthat s herein described pertains, is of that class in which a thumb cotor protecting cover for the thumb, and a finger cot or protecting'coverfor the forefinger are adjustably connected with the wristband forretaining the cots respectivelyin place on the thumb and forefinger, andwhich are used with an ordinary husker consisting of apin and loopstraps for the fingers, and which husker is generally secured to thefinger cot. The leading object of my present invention is to providehusker thumb and finger cots, which are each flexibly connected with thewristband and with each other by an interposed connecting strap which isself adjustmg, whereby a maximum of freedom of movement in flexing thethumb and finger is obtamed, and chafingof said parts and of the handprevented; and to this end and object my improvement consists in a thumbcot, and finger cot, connected with the wristband by a slngle strap, orby two straps which are adustably connected with each other by a buckleor other means of adjustment to form a slngle strap, which 'is securedat one end to the thumb cot and at its other end to the finger cot, andat its midlength part is connected with the wristband in such manner asto permit of the connecting strap moving endwise of itself back andforth, with reference to the wristband.

The invention further consists in constructlons and combinationshereinafter described and claimed.

A corn husker embodying the preferred constructive formsof, and showingthe orgamzation of the parts forming the subject matter of myimprovement, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective of the front side of a hand with my improvedcorn husker fixed thereon; Fig. 2, a perspective of the back side of ahand, with the husker fixed thereon; Fig.

3, a detail, a plan of the wrist strap, and fragmental part of theconnecting strap; Fig. 4,21, detail, an enlarged sectional elevation ofone of the pointed protecting and husk tearing and grasping rivets.

The thumb cot A and finger cot B are formed of suitable leather blanks,united at their edges by rivets O. 7 Ordinary reinforcepieces, or wearpieces D, may also be secured thereto, as desired, by rivets C. Thewrist strap D may be of ordinary construction,butI prefer, however, tohave it of substantially such form as shown at Fig. 3, with a triangularpart (1 having a buckle d at one end thereof, and an elongated part orstrap (1 at the opposite end thereof, with a series of holes with eitherof which the tongue of the buckle may be engaged to fit the wrist strapto wrists of different sizes. A short strap-d is fixed to the part at ofthe wrist strap at the angle ti and to the outer end of the strap (1 isfixed an oblong shaped eye or loop d The connecting strap E may beformed of a single strap; but for the purpose of adjusting it to handsof different sizes I prefer it in two parts, e and 6', one of whichparts is fixed at one end to the thumb cot, and the other of which isfixed at one end to the finger cot, and one of which parts has a bucklee fixed to its other end, and the other of which parts has a seriesofholes e ,-in either of which holes the tongue of the buckle may beseatedto adjust the length of the strap E for the purpose stated. Theconnecting strap E passes through the eye or loop 01 and is free toslide or run back and forth endwise of itself through said eye or loop,and being free to thus slide or run endwise of itself is self adjustingto adapt itself to the finger and thumb as they are flexed in variousways in use, and thus relieve the rigidity of the parts, and the chafingaction which accompanies them, when the thumb and finger cots are eachconnected by a strap to the wrist strap, which straps are fixedlyconnected with the wrist strap, for instance, as shown in Letters PatentNo. 218,626, issued to W. E. Hall August 19, 1879. It will be evidentthat the strap 01 and loop 01 may be dispensed with, and the strap E runthrough a slot or loop formed in the part d of the wrist strap, and Iconsider my invention as broad enough to cover.any such changes in themethod of connecting the strap E, which permit said strap E to slideback and forth, as described, and for the purpose stated.

Aportion of the rivets (3 which are used to unite the edges of the cots,and other rivets C which are used for wear pieces, and as aids inhusking, are preferably formed of steel, and have projecting steelpoints 0 as shown best at Fig, 4, which are integral with the hollowshank part c of the rivet, and with the disk 0 Preferably in applyingthese pointed rivets a disk 0 is interposed between the disk 0 and theleather of the cot, and the shank of the rivet passed through the disk 0and the leather of the cot is riveted, as shown at same figure, to holdthe rivet, both disks 0 and c and the point a in place. The disks 0 andc serve as wear plates to protect the cot, and the points 0 aid inseparating and holding the husks in stripping them from the ears ofcorn.

The pointed rivets constructed as described, are economic ofmanufacture, very strong, and are especially adapted, as fixed to thecots, to withstand and resist the great strain upon them in hnsking, andits tendency to tear them from their fastenings to the cots.

The hnsking pin G may be of any ordinary construction, and is shown ashavinga guard strap 9 and loop strap 9' mounted thereon, which loopstrap and guard strap are secured to the pin byrivets g and the loopstrap run through an oblong shaped eye 9 to form the two loops orreceptacles g for the second, third and fourth fingers, and adj ustablyconnected at its ends by a buckle g for fittingit to fingers ofdifferent sizes. The loop strap g is connected with the forefinger cotin any preferred way, not shown. Any ordinary husking pin and loopstraps may be used, if preferred, as the particular class of pin and itsguard straps and loop straps, shown, does not form the subject matter ofany part of this invention.

All subject matter shown in the drawings herewith, and described in thisspecification, not pertaining to the self adjusting means for connectingthe fingerand thumb cots with each other and with the wrist-band, hereinclaimed, or not pertaining to the specific rivet herein claimed, andsuch other matters as are described and claimed in any other pendingapplication filed by me, are hereby disclaimed in this case.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A corn husker comprising in combination, substantially ashereinbefore described, a thumb cot, a finger cot, a Wristband, and astrap fixed at one end to the thumb cot and at its other end to thefinger cot, and connected with the wristband by passing through anaperture which permits the connecting strap to slide back and forthendwise of itself.

2. A corn husker comprising in combination, substantially ashereinbefore described a thumb cot, a finger cot, a wristband, a slot ora loop connected with the wristband, a strap connected with the thumbcot, a strap connected with the finger cot and adj ustably connectedwith the strap which is fixed to the thumb cot to form a strap, as E,which passes through a slot or a loop which is fixed to or formed in thewristband, to permit the strap E to slide back and forth endwise ofitself.

3. A corn husker comprising in combination, substantially ashereinbefore described, a thumb cot A, finger cot B, wristband D, strap6 fixed to the thumb cot, strap 6 fixed to the finger cot and adjustablybuckled to the strap e to form a strap E, which passes through a loop oreye 01 which is connected with the wristband and permits back and forthendwise movement of the strap E.

4. A com husker comprising in combination, substantially as hereinbeforedescribed, a thumb cot, a finger cot, a wristband, a strap fixed at oneend to the thumb cot and at its other end to the finger cot, andconnected with the wristband by passing through an aperture whichpermits the connecting strap to slide back and forth endwise of itself,and a h usking pin provided with loop strap or straps for a part of thefingers and connected with the finger cot.

5. A corn husker cot, comprising in its structure substantially ashereinbefore described, a cot or cover, and rivets having as integrantparts thereof a hollow shank part 0 disk or flange c, and points 0 theshank part c riveted in the fabric of the cot to hold the rivet in placethereon.

6. A corn husker cot, comprising in its structure, substantially ashereinbefore described, a cot or cover, a disk 0 and rivets having asintegrant parts thereof a hollow shank part 0 disk or flange part 0 andpoints 0 the shank part c riveted in the fabric of the cot, to hold therivet and the disk 0 in place thereon.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HAZEN H. PERKINS.

Witnesses:

E. M. VAIL, G. F. WILSON.

